JPH0450177Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a vehicle door structure, and more specifically, a so-called flat surface structure in which the upper edge of the door and the roof panel are formed to be substantially flush with each other. Regarding the door structure of vehicles that use

(Prior art and its problems) As a door structure for this type of vehicle,
As disclosed in Publication No. 131414, the door sash is moved around to the vicinity of the shoulder of the roof panel, and the weather strip attached to the joint between the drip rail of the roof panel and the flange of the side rail is brought into contact with the inner surface of the door sash. There is something configured.

However, with the conventional structure described above, continuity of the exterior of the vehicle body is ensured by minimizing the distance between the upper edge of the door sash and the roof panel when the door is closed, and the outer surface of the roof panel and the inner surface of the door sash are The structure makes it impossible to install a roof carrier because the weather strip and the weather strip provide a waterproof seal inside and outside the vehicle interior when the door is closed.

(Purpose of the invention) In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle door structure that allows a roof carrier to be attached while maintaining a continuous exterior appearance of the vehicle body.

(Structure of the invention) Therefore, the vehicle door structure according to the invention is such that the upper edge of the door sash covers the rain rail formed at the side edge of the roof panel and is substantially flush with the top surface of the roof panel. In addition, by providing a notch that is concave toward the outside of the vehicle width in a part of the upper edge of the door sash, the mounting bracket of the roof carrier can be attached to the rain rail in the notch area. When closed, the notch is visible only from above the vehicle, and the overall structure maintains a flat surface structure in which the top surface of the roof panel and the door surface are smoothly continuous.

Furthermore, by attaching a weather strip to the lower part of the roof rail compatible area on the inside of the door sash, and configuring the weather strip to come into pressure contact with the outer surface of the side rail below the rain rail attachment area when the door is closed, It can perform waterproof sealing inside and outside the vehicle interior.

(Embodiment of the invention) The side door 1 of the first illustrated vehicle is bent toward the vehicle body 2 so that the upper edge 11 of the door sash 10 is substantially flush with the upper surface of the roof panel 20 of the vehicle body 2. A step-down portion 21 is formed on the side edge of the door to overlap the bent edge 11 when the door is closed.

The upper edge 11 of the door sash 10 has a notch 1 in the center area in the front-rear direction that is concave toward the outside of the vehicle width.
2 is formed, and the inner peripheral edge 1 of this notch 12
2a and the ridgeline 2 of the lowered part 21 of the roof panel 20
1a, the distance X generated when the door is closed is made larger than the distance Y between the vehicle body side peripheral edge 11a of the upper edge 11 of the door sash 10 and the ridge line 21a.

Side edge 21 of lowered part 21 of roof panel 20
b is an outer panel 24 of the vehicle body side rail 22 consisting of an inner panel 23 and an outer panel 24;
It is joined to the outer edge 24a, and the outer end of the outer edge 24a is bent upward to form a rain rail 25.

A space Z for receiving the rain rail 25 is formed on the inner surface of the door sill 10, and a weather strip 30 attached to a weather strip attachment part 31 provided at the bottom of this space Z is attached to the door. When closed, the side rail 22 is pressed against the outer surface of the outer panel 24.

In the figure, reference numeral 40 denotes a window glass fitted to the inner periphery of the door frame 10 via a weather strip 41.

With this configuration, even when the door 1 is closed, the gap X formed by the notch 12 remains between the upper edge 11 of the door sash 10 and the roof panel 20, so that the roof rail on the vehicle body 2 side remains. The door 1 can be opened and closed with the mounting end of the roof carrier 50 fastened to the outer panel 25 of the side frame 22.
By being pressed against the outer surface, waterproof sealing of the inside and outside of the vehicle interior is ensured when the door is closed.

In addition, since the notch 12 is formed only in the center area of the upper edge 11 of the door sash 10 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, it is only visible from above the vehicle body when the door 1 is closed, and the outside appearance between the entire door and the vehicle body. It has almost no effect on continuity.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the vehicle door structure according to the present invention as described above, it is possible to attach a roof carrier without destroying the basics of the continuous appearance of the vehicle body.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front perspective view of a vehicle employing an embodiment of the door structure according to the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a - of Fig. 1.
It is a sectional view taken along the line. 10...Door sash, 11...Top edge, 12
...Notch, 20...Roof panel, 25...Rain rail.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The upper edge of the door sash is formed to cover the rain rail formed at the side edge of the roof panel and to be substantially flush with the upper surface of the roof panel,
A door structure for a vehicle, characterized in that a part of the upper edge of the door sash is provided with a notch that is concave toward the outside of the vehicle width.